If the first time that I had to remember what I had spoken to the person sitting next to me was because of a technical error, this time I chose not to record the conversation at all. It would have lessened the authenticity of it all, in my opinion.

I can’t remember exactly how I met Miha. It was probably by shaking hands at one of the few church meetings I attended with some acquaintances.

I think we got along well even since then. Of the things we had in common, I had soon discovered Harry Potter, the passion for writing (a pleasant surprise that I found out today) and Instagram. And some general thoughts about life. And the recent detachment from fb, due to the same thoughts that we share.

We talked about the US. She stayed there for three weeks recently, on the West coast. She saw L.A., Hollywood and San Diego. It’s not the first time she crosses the ocean. She remembers that, when she was a teenager, her sister (whom she goes to visit there) thought there was something wrong with her. She was talking very little and was an introvert. She enjoyed San Diego and would like to live there. She also told me whites are a minority in an area full of Asian and Mexican people. She would visit Australia, New Zealand and South Africa if she could.

I asked her what she thinks God looks like. “God is above us all and sees everything. He is part of everyone, also a part of me. I couldn’t picture him the way I picture a human being.” She believes Him to be a rather masculine than feminine presence.

Between Harry Potter and The Lord of The Rings, she chooses Harry Potter (kudos!). “I grew up with Harry Potter. I had borrowed the second volume (how can you do that with Harry Potter??? :)) ) from someone and I continued to do so cause that person wasn’t reading it. I guess I read the two stories in different moments of my life. With LOTR, I always had the sense that it was predictable: the friendship, love and all that fellowship. With Harry Potter, everything is more subtle. Until the sixth or seventh volume, I was following the plot. From then on, I began to see things between the lines.” Hear, hear. The friendship between the three seems absolute to me.

Despite the fact that lately she has been taking decisions based on emotions, she considers to be a rational type of person. She probably dreams of that balance that we all wish to obtain in life.

I consider Miha to be one of the people that I gained in my life, if I could say so. I like having people like her around me. She has a difficult time with people, just like I do. We support each other. :)